Countrified is the fifth album by Canadian country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 band Emerson Drive

Emerson Drive

Emerson Drive is a country music band founded in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band is Brad Mates , Danick Dupelle , Mike Melancon , Dale Wallace , and David Pichette .Early on, the band found minor success in Canada, releasing two albums under the name of 12 Gauge, the first Open...

. It was released in 2006

2006 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....

 as their first issue for the Midas Records label. In the U.S., the album produced three singles on the Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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 charts: "A Good Man", "Moments" (the band's first Number One hit), and "You Still Own Me". Two of the album's tracks are covers: "You Still Own Me" was previously a Top 20 country hit in Canada for Johnny Reid

Johnny Reid

Johnny Reid is a country music artist who has charted several hit singles in Canada. Reid moved to Canada in July, 1988 when he was 13. His father, a diesel mechanic, wanted to give Reid and his brother opportunities he did not think they would have in Scotland...

, and "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a cover of a song made famous by the Charlie Daniels Band. The album was produced by Josh Leo

Josh Leo

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, along with songwriter Keith Follesé

Keith Follesé

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 and Alabama

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 bass guitarist Teddy Gentry.

Track listing

1. "A Good Man
   A Good Man
   "A Good Man" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian country music band Emerson Drive. It was released in March 2006 as the first single released from their album, Countrified. The song reached the Top 20 on the U.S...
   
   " (Victoria Shaw
   Victoria Shaw (singer)
   Victoria Lynn Shaw is an American country music artist. She has recorded four studio albums, and has charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
   
   , Adrienne Follesé, Keith Follesé
   Keith Follesé
   Keith Follesé is an American songwriter and co-founder of Midas Records Nashville.Early in his career, Follesé recorded with his wife, Adrienne, on A&M Records. They never released an album, and moved to Los Angeles, California...
   
   ) - 3:04
2. "Testify" (Ronnie Rogers
   Ronnie Rogers
   Randall "Ronnie" Rogers is an American country music singer and songwriter. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Rogers charted eight singles on the Billboard country charts, including the top 40 hits "Gonna Take My Angel Out Tonight" and "My Love Belongs to You." He recorded for the Lifesong, Epic...
   
   , Teddy Gentry, Josh Leo
   Josh Leo
   Josh Leo is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer active in Nashville, Tennessee.Leo was born in Des Moines, Iowa, but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1973, he moved to Chicago, Illinois and subsequently became a guitarist of the short-lived Eddie Boy Band...
   
   , Brad Mates) - 3:32
3. "Moments
   Moments (Emerson Drive song)
   "Moments" is a song by Canadian country music band Emerson Drive. Released in both Canada and the United States, the song was a Top Five hit on the Canadian country music charts. It also reached Number One on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs charts, becoming the first Number One single not only...
   
   " (Annie Tate, Sam Tate, Dave Berg
   Dave Berg (songwriter)
   Dave Berg is an American country music songwriter. His credits include the Number One country hits "Somebody" by Reba McEntire, "If You're Going Through Hell " and "These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins, and "Moments" by Emerson Drive...
   
   ) - 4:58
4. "Sweet Natural Girl" (Kip Raines, Craig Wiseman
   Craig Wiseman
   Craig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....
   
   , Jeffrey Steele
   Jeffrey Steele
   Jeffrey LeVasseur is an American country music singer and songwriter, more commonly known by the name Jeffrey Steele...
   
   ) - 4:19
5. "You Still Own Me
   You Still Own Me
   "You Still Own Me" is a single by Scottish-Canadian country music artist Johnny Reid. It was recorded on his 2005 album Born to Roll.-Emerson Drive version:...
   
   " (Phillip Douglas, Noah Gordon
   Noah Gordon (singer)
   Noah Adrian Gordon is an American country music singer and songwriter. He had been a musician since childhood, playing mandolin and drums in his parents' band, and he began playing drums for Randy Travis at age ten....
   
   , Johnny Reid
   Johnny Reid
   Johnny Reid is a country music artist who has charted several hit singles in Canada. Reid moved to Canada in July, 1988 when he was 13. His father, a diesel mechanic, wanted to give Reid and his brother opportunities he did not think they would have in Scotland...
   
   ) - 3:53
6. "Lucky Man" (A. Tate, S. Tate, Berg) - 3:36
7. "Everyday Woman" (Brian Maher, Jeremy Stover) - 3:22
8. "Countrified Soul" (Rogers, Gentry, Leo, Mates) - 3:00
9. "Painted Too Much of This Town" (Michael White
   Michael White (singer)
   Larry Michael White is an American country music artist. The son of songwriter L.E. White, who has written for Conway Twitty, Michael was signed to Reprise Records in 1992, releasing his debut album Familiar Ground that year...
   
   , K. Follesé, Wade Kirby) - 3:47
10. "A Boy Becomes a Man" (A. Follesé, K. Follesé, Mates, Danick Dupelle) - 3:25
11. "The Devil Went Down to Georgia
    The Devil Went Down to Georgia
    "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections....
    
    " (Josh Crain, Fred Edwards, James Marshall, Charlie Daniels
    Charlie Daniels
    Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer...
    
    , Charles Hayward, William J. DiGregorio) - 3:56

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	30
U.S. Billboard 200	141
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	2
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	13